Skills Lab: Protocoled Sonographic Evaluation of Upper Extremity Neuropathies

Saturday, October 22, 2022

8:00 AM – 11:00 AM ET

Location: Hilton Key 10

Skills Lab Director(s)

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Yin-Ting Chen, MD

Deputy Service Chief, Staff Physician
Interdisciplinary Pain Management Center (Light) Evans Army Community Hospital
Kensington, Maryland

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Skills Lab Faculty(s)

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Matthew E. Miller, MD, MD

National Capital Consortium PM&R Program
Bethesda, Maryland

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
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Xiaoning Yuan, MD, PhD

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, Maryland

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

This hands-on workshop will teach protocoled evaluation of upper extremity sonographic evaluation for upper extremity neuropathies to include median neuropathy, ulnar neuropathy, radial neuropathy, as well as other neuropathic conditions of the upper extremity. Learners will develop skills to perform comprehensive ultrasound evaluation of upper extremity neuropathies in a quick and efficient manner, while yielding clinically useful and that can be used for clinical management across multiple disciplines.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the basic sonographic findings of various pathological process affecting peripheral nerves.
Describe the most common anatomical sites for median, ulnar and radial neuropathies and perform appropriate sonographic evaluation using the scanning protocol.
Identify the common sonographic findings in peripheral neuropathies and CIDP, and perform appropriate sonographic evaluation using the scanning protocol.
Describe and communicate the sonographic finding from the evaluation using concise and precise language in a report to include recommendations for further management steps as indicated.